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• Delayed US Domestic Flights To Be Fined

  
  Daily Contributor — Authority: 578
  Days of terror and nights of nightmare are about to end in airport tarmacs. The federal government has issued a new set of rules regarding keeping passengers inside a grounded US airplane bound for domestic flights. A fine of as much as $27,500 per passenger awaits any violators. The announcement came out Monday, ...
  3 days ago

• U.S. airlines can face big fines for long delays(Passenger Bill of Rights)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. airlines could face stiff fines for stranding passengers aboard grounded planes for more than three hours, according to a regulation that officials said on Monday was aimed at upholding passenger rights. The Transportation Department initiative tries to address public and government ...
  4 days ago

• Fixing what’s ailing airports

  
  Moonage Political Webdream — Authority: 467
  Hat Tip to Scott Ott.The Transportation Department responds to tarmac horror stories by ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to deplane after three hours.With new... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  4 days ago

• U.S. Limits Tarmac Waits for Passengers to 3 Hours

  
  NewsHunter.org — Authority: 168
  Airlines that let a plane sit on the tarmac for more than three hours without letting passengers off will face fines, the secretary of transportation said.
  4 days ago

• U.S. Limits Tarmac Waits for Passengers to 3 Hours

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  Airlines that let a plane sit on the tarmac for more than three hours without letting passengers off will face fines, the secretary of transportation said.
  4 days ago

• Government Orders Airlines to Let Passengers Off Stranded Planes or Face Fines

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  The Transportation Department responded to tarmac horror stories by ordering airlines to allow passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to deplane after three hours or face a fine of $27,500 per passenger for each violation of the three-hour limit.
  4 days ago

• Government Orders Airlines to Allow Passengers Off Stranded Planes

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 462
  The Transportation Department responded to tarmac horror stories by ordering airlines to allow passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to deplane after three hours. 
  4 days ago

• U.S. System for Tracking Traffic Flow Is Faulted

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  The federal government has committed more than $50 million for a highway traffic monitoring system that is of limited used, a review finds.
  1 week ago

• What recession? Fed workers rake it in

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  The old saying that the best job to have during a recession is in government turns out to be the truth -- as long its the federal government. The number of federal employees earning $100,000 or more a year jumped from 14 to 19 percent of the federal payroll during the recession, according to a report in USA Today. ...
  1 week ago

• U.S. and Japan Reach Deal for More Open Air Traffic

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  Airlines from both countries will be able to select routes and destinations based on consumer demand for both passenger and cargo services.
  1 week ago

• Editorial: Commuters Beware

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  Congress should extend federal standards to subway and light-rail lines, which are now haphazardly regulated in more than two dozen city and regional systems.
  3 weeks ago

• In New York, a Parking Gift on a Holiday That Was

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  Most parking rules were still in effect on Friday, as Bill Palumbo, 72, learned the hard way after standing at a fire hydrant.
  4 weeks ago

• Big City: The Hand That Moves the Masses

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 900
  A crossing guard helps a pedestrian in Times Square.
  4 weeks ago

• DoT gives airlines $175,000 reminder ahead of Thanksgiving

  
  Gadling — Authority: 698
  Filed under: North America , United States , Airlines Three airlines just scored a first with the U.S. government: they were fined for leaving passengers in the lurch . Continental Airlines , ExpressJet (a Continental affiliate) and Mesaba (part of Delta ) racked up a total punishment of $175,000 when ...
  4 weeks ago

• New Virginia IT Systems Lack Network Backup

  
  IT Professionals Database (ITPD) - The European IT Professionals Database Networking Platform — Authority: 137
  1sockchuck writes "Virginias new state IT system is experiencing downtime in key services because of a mind-boggling oversight: the state apparently neglected to require network backup in a 10-year, $2.3 billion outsourcing deal with Northrop Grumman. The issue is causing serious downtime for state services. This fall ...
  4 weeks ago

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